Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday said that Israel is trying to bully the United States into attacking Iran unprovoked and that Americans should feel insulted if their government takes marching orders from Israel.

“I look at it from the outside, and I see that a few occupying Zionists are threatening the government of the United States,” Ahmadinejad said, according to the Washington Post.

“Is it the Zionists who must tell the United States government what to do, such as form a red line on Iran’s nuclear issues, and the United States government must make such vital decisions under the influence of the Zionists?” Ahmadinejad asked.